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Is 16 gigabytes as much as a Blu-ray Disc?

It's about one-third as much as a Blu-ray Disc
The amount of a Blu-ray Disc is about 50 gigabytes.
(a.k.a. BD) (dual-layer; Blu-ray disc)
A typical Blu-ray disc will hold 50 gigabytes (gB) of data. The increase in capacity versus a standard DVD is possible because of the smaller wavelength of blue light — 405 nanometers instead of 650 nanometers for the red laser light used in a DVD.
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